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duskiness

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dusk·y

   [duhs-kee]
adjective, dusk·i·er, dusk·i·est.
1.
somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
2.
having dark skin.
3.
of a dark color.
4.
gloomy; sad.
Origin:
1550–60; dusk2 + -y1

Related forms
dusk·i·ly, adverb
dusk·i·ness, noun
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dusky (ˈdʌskɪ)
 
—adj , duskier, duskiest
1.  dark in colour; swarthy or dark-skinned
2.  dim
 
'duskily
 
—adv
 
'duskiness
 
—n

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dusky
1550s, "somewhat dark," from dusk + -y (2).
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